Central Fire firefighters had found Kadmiri on the back deck of a oceanfront home on Geoffroy Drive as it was being consumed by flames about 10 p.m. on Jan. 13. (See story.) She had been reported missing by family members earlier that day, deputies said.

Firefighters said Kadmiri was incoherent and that a neighbor placed a blanket over her shoulders before deputies took her to Dominican Hospital.

About a week later, the owners of a vacation home on 26th Avenue arrived to find the door of the home open and "a mess" inside, Wilson said. Kadmiri had left burned paper, graffiti, a broken wine bottle, torn curtains and clothes strewn about, he said.

She also left her identification there, Wilson said.

Deputies tied Kadmiri to both break-ins and fires, and an arrest warrant was issued Friday for two counts of arson and burglary, he said. He said he believes Kadmiri lit the fires for warmth.

"Our first concern was her well-being, but she also has to face the consequences of that property damage," Wilson said. "It's fortunate no one was hurt."

Wilson said he believes substance abuse played a role in her actions.

The owner of the Craftsman-style home on Geoffroy Drive, Dennis Parnagian, said last month that he would rebuild. Parnagian, who lives in the San Joaquin Valley, said they bought the home overlooking Blacks Beach near East Cliff Drive and 16th Avenue in 1996.

"It's just property damage," Parnagian said. "We have lots of good memories of our children and grandchildren here, but we'll rebuild. The community and the view stays the same."

He said they had not had any significant problems there, but that "this time something went terribly wrong."

The home did not have sprinklers or alarms, but current law will require a sprinkler system, said Mike DeMars, an inspector with Central Fire Protection District.

DeMars remembered a fire on Geoffroy Drive about 20 years ago that destroyed two homes late one night, in part because many of the homes near it were vacant and no one spotted the fire right away. He said a new hydrant was installed after that fire, which firefighters used last month.